Lance Pliego is hired as athletic director for New Milford High School, July 10, 2012

Lance Pliego is hired as athletic director for New Milford High School, July 10, 2012

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Back at the helm as athletic director after several years in the same position in Brewster, N.Y., Lance Pliego offers his congratulations to the Green Wave athletes during the New Milford High School fall sports awards ceremony, Dec. 10, 2012

Back at the helm as athletic director after several years in the same position in Brewster, N.Y., Lance Pliego offers his congratulations to the Green Wave athletes during the New Milford High School fall

UPDATE: According to the state's attorney the case against Lance Pliego was dismissed.

The athletic directors of New Milford and Bethel high schools were placed on administrative leave Monday following their arrests March 22 in connection with an incident at a Rocky Hill hotel.

Lance Pliego, 42, of New Milford, and Jayme Lynn McGovern, 30, of Danbury, were arrested at 1:48 a.m. March 22 at the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel. Each was charged with second-degree breach of peace.

Pliego is the athletic director at New Milford High School and McGovern is the athletic director at Bethel High School.

The Connecticut Association of Athletic Directors conference was held at the Sheraton in Rocky Hill on Thursday evening. Hotel officials declined to comment on the incident Monday. Rocky Hill Police Public Information Officer Lt. Brian Klett confirmed that "officers responded to an incident at the Sheraton Hotel on March 22 and on arriving determined that acts of violence occurred by both parties. That led to both parties' arrest on charges of second-degree breach of peace."

Pliego and McGovern were released on $500 bonds following arraignment Friday on the misdemeanor charges in state Superior Court in New Britain.

McGovern now has a protective order in place against Pliego, according to court records.

Their next court date is May 3. Their cases have been referred to the court's family relations officer, according to the court clerk.

Bethel Superintendent of Schools Kevin Smith said McGovern was placed on administrative leave Monday morning and the district is investigating the incident.

"I found out about this over the weekend," Smith said. "We take this very seriously. In regards to athletics, we hold our students to a very high standard of conduct, so naturally we hold our director to a very high standard as well."

"I take this very seriously," Paddyfote said. "I take all matters dealing with our personnel very seriously."

Bethel High School Principal Christopher Troetti sent a letter to parents Monday assuring them that "spring sports season will carry on as usual."

Neither Pliego nor McGovern could be reached for comment Monday.

Pliego was named athletic director in July, and had been interim athletic director since December, 2011. He came to New Milford High in 1995 as an athletic trainer, was assistant athletic director from 2000 to 2003, and then was athletic director until the end of the 2006-07 school year.

Before returning to New Milford, he was athletic director in Brewster, N.Y.

McGovern was named athletic director in Bethel in 2011 and initiated the Bethel High School Athletic Hall of Fame. Before her promotion, she was the school's girls soccer coach.